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Thrift synonyms and antonyms

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prudence
Prudence is defined as the act of being careful, often with money.
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parsimony
Parsimony is defined as extreme frugality or the use of extreme caution in spending money.
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saving
Saving is defined as the act of someone or something that rescues or frees, or something set aside for later use.
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economy (related)
The system or range of economic activity in a country, region, or community:
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provident
Frugal; economical:
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prudent
Characterized by or resulting from care or wisdom in practical matters or in planning for the future:
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conservation
Preservation or restoration from loss, damage, or neglect:
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prosperity
The condition of being prosperous.
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thriftiness
The property of being thrifty.
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save (related)
(Professional wrestling, slang) A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten.
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parsimoniousness
The state or condition of being parsimonious.
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penny-pinching
Reluctance to spend money; thrift or parsimony
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frugal
Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste.
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sparingness
The property of being sparing.
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miserly
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser; avaricious or penurious.
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parsimonious
Characterized by parsimony; miserly; close
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sparing
Careful in spending or using; frugal
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sumptuary
Legally prohibiting or discouraging, as by the imposition of taxes, certain behaviors:
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thrifty
Secured by thrift; well husbanded.
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austerity
(Economics) A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.
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extravagance (antonym)
An instance of excess in spending, behavior, or speech
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spending (antonym)
An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent
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waste (antonym)
A waste land; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
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armeria (related)
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providence
Skill or wisdom in management; prudence
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halliwell-phillipps (related)
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scrimping
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skimping
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Thrift Sentence Examples

  • Public thrift does not, so far, seem to have been diminished.

  • Banks of wild flowers - centaury, wild carrot, harebell, bird's foot trefoil, purging flax and thrift adorn the route.

  • A hundred years later, Gladstone wanted government annuities sold at every post office to encourage thrift.

  • Nevertheless, their contribution to the cult of Scottish thrift was quite simply enormous.

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